Three Remedy games worth playing after Control Resonant
If Control Resonant has taken you through its final strange encounter, Remedy Entertainment’s wider catalogue offers several strong follow-ups. The studio’s games share an interest in paranormal forces, fractured realities and action that rewards movement rather than standing still.
Some are directly connected through Remedy’s interconnected fictional universe, while others simply explore similar ideas from a different angle. For more gaming and hardware coverage, browse the RETROCADE Arcade Blog.
1. Alan Wake 2
Where to play: PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X
Released in 2023, Alan Wake 2 follows a novelist attempting to write his way out of an alternate dimension. Its horror premise may initially seem separate from Control, but the connection is much stronger than it first appears.
The game includes direct references to the Federal Bureau of Control, particularly in The Lake House downloadable content. It also contains important information that helps set up Control Resonant. Even without that connection, Alan Wake 2 stands on its own as one of Remedy’s most inventive projects: a strange, subversive horror game filled with unexpected turns and highly cinematic storytelling.
2. Quantum Break
Where to play: Windows PC and Xbox One
Quantum Break, released in 2016, is an unusual Remedy action game that combines third-person shooting with a full season of live-action television. Its cast includes Shawn Ashmore, Aidan Gillen and the late Lance Reddick.
Jack Joyce’s abilities provide a useful point of comparison with the powers seen in Control Resonant. His shield, blast and rush skills suit a combat style built around rapidly crossing the battlefield, much like the movement-focused encounters found in Resonant. The games differ in tone, with Resonant leaning further towards unsettling, sometimes horror-tinged territory, but their combat design reveals a clear creative connection.
3. FBC: Firebreak
Where to play: PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X
FBC: Firebreak is the most direct return to Control’s setting on this list. It is a co-operative shooter set inside the Federal Bureau of Control, placing players among the ordinary workers, cleaners and office staff caught up in the organisation’s supernatural disasters.
The game launched in 2025 as a live-service shooter, but it struggled to establish itself and is no longer receiving updates. Its multiplayer offering is comparatively shallow, yet its world-building remains useful for anyone interested in Control Resonant. Sticky-note monsters and workplace absurdity give the game a darkly comic edge, while its view from inside the FBC shows how poorly equipped the organisation was to handle the forces it had disturbed.
That perspective adds context to the Manhattan crisis in Control Resonant. Firebreak may not be the strongest choice for sustained multiplayer, but it can deepen your understanding of the FBC and the conditions that allowed events to spiral out of control.
Which Remedy game should you play first?
- Choose Alan Wake 2 for the strongest horror experience and the most important links to Remedy’s shared universe.
- Choose Quantum Break for fast third-person combat, time-based powers and an unusual live-action presentation.
- Choose FBC: Firebreak for additional Federal Bureau of Control lore and a closer look at the organisation’s everyday chaos.
These games cover different sides of Remedy’s design: cinematic horror, kinetic action and co-operative world-building. If you are also exploring physical gaming setups at home, the arcade machine buying guide can help you compare formats, while arcade machines offer a dedicated way to bring classic action gaming into an Australian games room.
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